Barbadian soca icon, an esteemed businessman and the head of Barbados' private sector body will be designated with honorary degrees from The University of the West Indies (The UWI) during its upcoming Class of 2023 graduation ceremonies.
Alison Hinds, Ian Hickling and Trisha Tannis will join hundreds of of students at the Cave Hill Campus on October 21. They are among 14 persons to be conferred across the Five Islands, Cave Hill, St Augustine, Mona, and Global (formerly Open Campus) campuses.
Alison Hinds has left an indelible footprint on the regional music scene.
Born and raised in England until she was 11, she then moved to Barbados where she found her love of Caribbean music like Calypso and Reggae. At the tender age of 17, she became a lead vocalist for the band Square One which won multiple awards with hits like Ragamuffin, Aye Aye Aye and Faluma. After forming her band, her most successful international song, Roll It Gal, peaked at #52 on the Billboard R&B charts in 2006.
She is an acknowledged trailblazer for women in the industry and 2014 saw her appointed Caribbean International Federation of Business and Professional Women Goodwill Ambassador. Read More
Alison Hinds, Trisha Tannis among UWI honorary degree recipients | Loop Barbados. (n.d.). Loop News. Retrieved September 15, 2023, from https://barbados.loopnews.com/content/alison-hinds-trisha-tannis-among-uwi-honorary-degree-recipients
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